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Victory over Japan Day (also known as V-J Day, Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day [1]) is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end.
14 paź 2009 · Jubilant Americans declared August 14 “Victory over Japan Day,” or “V-J Day.” (May 8, 1945–when the Allies accepted Nazi Germany’s official surrender–had previously been dubbed “ Victory in...
The Allied celebrations on Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day), on May 8, 1945, were subdued by the knowledge that war raged on in the Pacific. As the fighting ended in Europe, US troops were drawing a noose around the Japanese home islands.
15 August is the official V-J Day for the United Kingdom, while the official US commemoration is 2 September. The name, V-J Day, had been selected by the Allies after they named V-E Day for the victory in Europe.
15 August 2020 was the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, marking both the surrender of Japan and the end of the Second World War. Join us as we remember and recognise all those who served and sacrificed in the Far East and ultimately brought an end to the Second World War.
Amerykanie mogli rozpocząć świętowanie zwycięstwa, a dzień kapitulacji przeciwnika określili mianem VJ Day. Zgoła odmienne nastroje panowały w Japonii. Tam również 15 sierpnia uważany jest za datę szczególną.
15 August is VJ Day – Victory in Japan – and marks the official surrender of the Japanese to the Allies in 1945, ending the fighting of the Second World War. The unconditional surrender of Japan was accepted shortly after the United States had dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima on the 6 August and Nagasaki on the 9 ...
